Obama: “I’ve Got Another Five Years Coming Up”

US President Barack Obama made no bones about his chances of reelection in an interview with America’s largest Hispanic radio service, saying: “I’ve got another five years coming up.”

Quizzed by Univision’s Eddie “Piolin” Sotelo about his failure to enact comprehensive immigration reform, Obama replied: “Well, first of all, Piolin, my presidency is not over.

“I’ve got another five years coming up. We’re going to get this done,” he continued, according to a transcript of the interview, which was conducted on Tuesday and broadcast on Univision Radio on Wednesday.

The remarks, coming as Republican hopefuls become increasingly drawn into a long and bitter nomination battle, and as the US economy shows signs of sputtering back into life, marked a big turnaround from October when Obama said he would “absolutely” be the underdog in the November 2012 election.